Circular Motion Fundamentals

Circular motion

Rotation and revolution

Rotation does not change the position of the object, but revolution does.

<p>Internal</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hand of clocks, Spinning top, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rotation of Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rotation occurs around an internal axis within the object, while revolution occurs around an external axis outside the object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Earth rotates from west to east, completing it in approximately 24 hours. On the other hand, Earth revolves around the Sun in a counterclockwise manner, taking around 365 days.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Examples of rotation include clock hands and spinning tops. Examples of revolution include cars rounding a curve and kids on a merry-go-round.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The period in revolution is the time taken by an object to complete one full trip around a circle or orbit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clockwise rotation is expressed in negative degrees, while anticlockwise rotation is expressed in positive degrees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rotation occurs around an axis within the object, while revolution occurs around an axis external to the object.</p> Signup and view all the answers